Rabbi Dana Saroken was called to a job in Judaism
When she started college, Rabbi Dana Saroken thought she would be a doctor. However, as she navigated through college and beyond, she found out...
A visionary tenure: American Visionary Art Museum founder announces retirement
With sculptures of primates made up of dozens of different shades of green, and hand-embroidered collages that tell a Holocaust survivor’s story, the American...
Meet the Jewish dancer choreographing Simone Biles’ Olympic floor routine
By Evelyn Frick
There are quite a few athletes who have been called the G.O.A.T., or greatest of all time: quarterback Tom Brady, basketball player...
CNN’s ‘Jerusalem’ worth the watch
By Jarrad Saffren
A series is only as good as its characters, and when history is its subject matter, the characters are all there. It’s...
How the Jewish world is responding to Ben & Jerry’s decision to exit Israeli...
By JTA Staff
Kosher supermarkets are rethinking their inventory. Politicians are emptying their freezers. And the foreign minister of Israel is vowing to get involved...
With merger, Baltimore is set to become a center of Jewish environmental work
By Rudy Malcom
Baltimore is poised to become a national leader in the Jewish outdoor food, farming and environmental education movement.
On July 8, the Pearlstone...
‘My Unorthodox Life’ is typical reality fare
By Andy Gotlieb
It’s a good thing Christopher Lasch isn’t around today to consider reality shows such as “My Unorthodox Life” and others of its...
Economic recovery brings challenges, opportunities
The American economy has been on a roller coaster ride over the past 12 months, said Jeremy Schwartz, associate professor of economics at Loyola...
British Jews to get apology 800 years after antisemitic laws that led to their...
By Philissa Cramer
British Jewish leaders say an anticipated apology from the Church of England for antisemitic laws enacted in 1222 is “better late than...
Demonstrators ‘keep the flame’ at rally against antisemitism
On Sunday afternoon, a few thousand demonstrators gathered together in the shadow of the U.S. Capitol building to attend “No Fear: Rally in Solidarity...
